Country | Terminology used for eligible groups | Eligible groups for exemption from contributions | Family insurance in place | Type of membership of the exempt | |
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Croatia | Vulnerable [50] | Unemployed; | War veterans; | Yes [50] | Mandatory [50] |
Disabled persons; | Militaries; | ||||
Childrenā<ā18Ā years; | Pensioners with pensions below the average net wage; | ||||
Students; | |||||
Czech Republic | State insured [24] | Unemployed; | Women taking care of one childā<ā7Ā years or more childrenā<ā15Ā years; | Yes [24] | Mandatory [24] |
Pensioners; | Military personnel; | ||||
Children; | Prisoners; | ||||
Students; | People receiving social welfare; | ||||
Women or men on parental leave; | Asylum seekers [31] | ||||
Estonia | Insured covered by state [16] | Individuals on parental leave with childrenā<ā3Ā years; | Individuals exposed to nuclear contamination, mainly related to the Chernobyl nuclear accident; | Yes [16] | Mandatory [16] |
One non-working parent of childrenā<ā8Ā years; | People receiving social benefits; | ||||
One parent in families with three childrenā<ā19Ā years; | Dependent spouses of diplomats; | ||||
Carers of disabled people; | Registered unemployed (entitlement for 270Ā days) [16] | ||||
Military personnel; | |||||
Non-contributing insured people (almost half of insured people): children up to 19Ā years, pensioners, disabled people entitled to special pensions, students, non-working spouses of insured individuals, non-working pregnant women from the 12th week of pregnancy [16] | |||||
Hungary | Non-contributing groups [17] | Pensioners; | People with disability; | Yes [17] | Mandatory [52] |
Women on maternity leave; | Childrenā<ā18Ā years; | ||||
People with very low income (including homeless persons); | Students; | ||||
Military personnel; | |||||
The dependants of all the above; | |||||
Poland | Non-contributing groups [18] | Childrenā<ā18Ā years; | People not eligible for unemployment benefits; | Yes [18] | Mandatory [18] |
Pregnant women; | People with low income; | ||||
Individuals with disabilities; | Soldiers; | ||||
People above age 65 without an old age or disability pension; | Farmers; | ||||
Slovakia | State insured [22] | Dependent children and their carers; | Reservists; | Yes [54] | Mandatory [22] |
Pensioners; | Unemployed; | ||||
Job applicants not receiving any allowance; | |||||
Persons receiving disability benefits; | |||||
Slovenia | No specific term [23] | Individuals without income; | Unregistered unemployed; | Yes [23] | Mandatory [23] |
Prisoners; | |||||
War veterans; |